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the ibex 35 in spain, down almost 1.5%. we can take a quick look there.f investors are rotating out of the periphery. italy and spain, moving higher. bund is below 1.3% as a result. italian shares are trading lower. banks stocks particularly hard hit on the back of political uncertainty generated by mario monte's position to resign from his post as prime minister. his departure is likely to lead to an early election in february. monte's predecessor has announced his attention intengz to return to office. sylvia berlusconi says he'll seek a fifth term as italian premier. carolin is following this situation from rome. how likely is it that we see berlusconi return to politics next year? >> kelly, you know what? it's pretty unlikely. if you look at the latest polls, his pdl party, which is deeply fragmented, is trailing the biggest party, the pd party, but around 16%. it's going to be very, very tough. not even impossible for him to close that gap over the next two months. but i want to continue the discussion about what monti
the ibex 35 in spain, down almost 1.5%. we can take a quick look there.f investors are rotating out of the periphery. italy and spain, moving higher. bund is below 1.3% as a result. italian shares are trading lower. banks stocks particularly hard hit on the back of political uncertainty generated by mario monte's position to resign from his post as prime minister. his departure is likely to lead to an early election in february. monte's predecessor has announced his attention intengz to return...
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. >>> coming up in the program, spain's biggest export. an analyst who says shoppers are ready to spend. >>> and the vice president hugo chavez's cancer operation that was successful. heel be in miami to speak -- we'll be in miami to speak to an an lifted who talks about the transition of power. >>> plus, joined in studio by the ceo of japanese merchandising giant sanrio. what will the man in charge of -- yes -- hello kitty have to say about holiday spending? that's at 5:20 eastern. 11:20 central/european time. >>> u.s. budget talks have intensified. president obama and house speaker john boehner spoke by phone tuesday after exchanging new proposals. aides confirm the president gave boehner a revised offer on monday, reducing demand for new tax revenue from $1.6 trillion to $1.4 trillion over the next decade. boehner responded with a plan that largely sticks by his original offer a week ago. reports say the white house has told republicans it would include an overhaul of corporate taxes in any budget deal which it hasn't put on the table b
. >>> coming up in the program, spain's biggest export. an analyst who says shoppers are ready to spend. >>> and the vice president hugo chavez's cancer operation that was successful. heel be in miami to speak -- we'll be in miami to speak to an an lifted who talks about the transition of power. >>> plus, joined in studio by the ceo of japanese merchandising giant sanrio. what will the man in charge of -- yes -- hello kitty have to say about holiday spending? that's...
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we're seeing spain and italy yields falling 5.4% or just under that level in spain. gilt in particular, if you look at the 1.92% level, this on the back of the inflation report which showed cpi up 2.7% year on year. forex, the euro/dollar was stronger earlier. we're seeing just a little bit to the up side. not too far off the 1.32 mark which is extraordinary. the sterling moving to a multi month high. 1.62. it's just over that level this morning, up .1%. >>> now, spain will keep a quick look -- take a quick look at the results from italy in this debt auction. we've got basically an offering of short-term bills, three month and six-month bills. the yields on that are still coming through. looks as though spain has sold about 11.5 billion in the three months and just shy of 2 billion in the six-month paper. the bid to cover ratios for both, let's see, at least the six month moving higher on the three month and more importantly, the yield on the three month. 1.373 versus 1% the last time around. still waiting on the yield for this six month. while we wait for that to co
we're seeing spain and italy yields falling 5.4% or just under that level in spain. gilt in particular, if you look at the 1.92% level, this on the back of the inflation report which showed cpi up 2.7% year on year. forex, the euro/dollar was stronger earlier. we're seeing just a little bit to the up side. not too far off the 1.32 mark which is extraordinary. the sterling moving to a multi month high. 1.62. it's just over that level this morning, up .1%. >>> now, spain will keep a...
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if italy and spain have their own central bank, if italy and spain are borrowing in their own currency and the ecb is lender of last resort, those bonds look very attractive. if they're emerging market countries which borrowing in someonels's occurrenci which is real default risk -- someone else's currency which is real default risk, in terms of assurances it will be the back stop. but huge execution risk in terms of what the ecb will do next year. and more broadly in terms of longer term outlook, fiscal and banking union. >> especially because that success on dragy's front seems to have taken away support. andrew balls, head of portfolio management at pimco. thank you very much. >>> the wet summer in the u.k. could ruffle consumer feathers this festive season. turkey prices in britain up about 4% on the year. while vegetables will also have you dig deeper in your pockets. brussels sprout prices have shot up by a quarter. potatoes are roasting 43% more expensive. and speaking of christmas dinner, i did go down to the st. paul's branch of latali ' de chefs to find out there b expansion
if italy and spain have their own central bank, if italy and spain are borrowing in their own currency and the ecb is lender of last resort, those bonds look very attractive. if they're emerging market countries which borrowing in someonels's occurrenci which is real default risk -- someone else's currency which is real default risk, in terms of assurances it will be the back stop. but huge execution risk in terms of what the ecb will do next year. and more broadly in terms of longer term...
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spain has been doing okay. for as long as i can continue, there isn't really any prospecs of spain asking for help. but i think the market knows that if spain does ask for help, there's always the back stop of the omt and that's why spain is doing what it's doing. so so far so good. >> starting to get ahead of a heavy 2013 program. will that throw out problems? >> i think they're pursuing the right strategy. the big difference on this front between italy and spain is that italy has a big fall in redemptions next year when it takes off pressure for sly flex year. spain has the opposite problems, a rise next year. so it's technically done for this year and the reason it's funding is to take some of the pain away from next year. and again these options get done and it isn't a big drama. they do have to get digested. but the primary dealers do take the bontds down and i'll expect no difference different on wednesday. >> so for the moment, no pressure relatively speaking. and yet we're now looking at the downgrades
spain has been doing okay. for as long as i can continue, there isn't really any prospecs of spain asking for help. but i think the market knows that if spain does ask for help, there's always the back stop of the omt and that's why spain is doing what it's doing. so so far so good. >> starting to get ahead of a heavy 2013 program. will that throw out problems? >> i think they're pursuing the right strategy. the big difference on this front between italy and spain is that italy has...
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we are not where we were two years ago, not only in spain, but in italy. one of the few countries in the eurozone where the share of international investors, but i think if we were to talk about the flows, we should be looking more at france than spain. >> france has canceled its last two treasury bonds for the year. read anything into that? >> no. i think it's a mert of issuing out the files until next year. and the treasuries overall role in terms of high visibility in terms of revenue streams, so they're just doing the job. i should say the italian treasury here is doing an excellent job over the years. >> the fed is beginning a two-day meeting today. the announcements come together. 12:30 eastern. the fed is expected to lunch a new bond bike program to replace the operation twist that expires at the end of this month, the goal to keep rates low, possibly soften the blow from any risk of the u.s. going over the fiscal cliff. but bernanke did warn last month that the fed couldn't offset that shock. how small is the risk that they don't deliver what credi
we are not where we were two years ago, not only in spain, but in italy. one of the few countries in the eurozone where the share of international investors, but i think if we were to talk about the flows, we should be looking more at france than spain. >> france has canceled its last two treasury bonds for the year. read anything into that? >> no. i think it's a mert of issuing out the files until next year. and the treasuries overall role in terms of high visibility in terms of...
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spain, this will be a good proxy for now. we'll get the ten year for italy in just a second. 35.34% is the level there. u.s. benefiting from fund flows well. choppy trade across the picture here. let's look at the italian curve before we get the results later today. we are seeing green across the board, so yields dipping before that probably has more to do with the political rhetoric we're seeing especially coming from berlusconi. under 4.6% for the ten-year and on the short and two, a bit of a rally. finally, let's close taking a look at the forex. euro/dollar is weaker. and it's holding just above 1.30. and the dollar/yen, this is the one sixuan mentioned to watch. heading into japanese elections, stocks outperform adding oots .1% to 83.35 this morning. >>> south korea's central bank may be worried about factors in the economy, but the dok says the economy is stronger than it used to be. more on that next. can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way t
spain, this will be a good proxy for now. we'll get the ten year for italy in just a second. 35.34% is the level there. u.s. benefiting from fund flows well. choppy trade across the picture here. let's look at the italian curve before we get the results later today. we are seeing green across the board, so yields dipping before that probably has more to do with the political rhetoric we're seeing especially coming from berlusconi. under 4.6% for the ten-year and on the short and two, a bit of a...
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. >> what's your view on spain? the country managed to avoid bailout so far, but will not meet its deficit target for the full year. do you think spain should be given more time? >> well, first of all, i think that, again, spain is going in the right direction. when you look at the current account, the deficit, you see that it had been diminished massively since the peak that they had in 2008, 2009. and, you know, as a very short summing up, it's been divided by more than five, though it's very, very encouraging. on the other hand, you have unit labor costs which have been diminishing quite a lot and the exports of spain are very dynamic today. so it also demonstrates that hard work is being done. it's difficult. it's tough, but going in the right direction. i trust that the global observers are observing progressively and the adjustment is proceed. in spain and in all the countries that are under adjustment. >> now, lonmin's ceo ian farmer is stepping down while being treated for a serious illness after being first
. >> what's your view on spain? the country managed to avoid bailout so far, but will not meet its deficit target for the full year. do you think spain should be given more time? >> well, first of all, i think that, again, spain is going in the right direction. when you look at the current account, the deficit, you see that it had been diminished massively since the peak that they had in 2008, 2009. and, you know, as a very short summing up, it's been divided by more than five,...
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so spain trying to get ahead of game. big issuance and redemptions next year. >>> in india, we're expecting a big battered parliament for retail reforms. the latest from new delhi. what kind of battle is it going to be? >> it's going to be a tough battle for the government here as it tries to push forward. currently we've got a heated discussion in the lower house of parliament. this matter will have to be discussed, debated and voted on in both houses of parliament. as for india's foreign exchange management rules, this will need to be cleared by both houses of parliament before it becomes the law of the land. as of now, all our political sources seem to indicate that the government is safe when it comes to the numbers in the lower house of parliament, but it's looking uncertain and shaky when it comes to the register but for the upper house of parliament. most political parties who are in opposition have stridently opposed retail saying it will kill the small retailer in india, it's going to be aunt consum -- anti-consu
so spain trying to get ahead of game. big issuance and redemptions next year. >>> in india, we're expecting a big battered parliament for retail reforms. the latest from new delhi. what kind of battle is it going to be? >> it's going to be a tough battle for the government here as it tries to push forward. currently we've got a heated discussion in the lower house of parliament. this matter will have to be discussed, debated and voted on in both houses of parliament. as for...
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5.3% for spain aren't bad considering. t thor row/dollar is weaker. most of the risk currencies are moving lower. euro/dollar down by .3%. sterling is weaker against the dollar. we're seeing the dollar generally up. the dollar/yen here up .4% for the yen. so we've seen some significant weakening as the bank of japan trying to combat deflation. but today, a pause in that move. joining us now with plenty more on the asian trade, diedra. >> it's not the end of the world, but it is pretty ugly out here in asia. markets were headed towards some gains today and then all of a sudden we did get that fiscal cliff set back. the nikkei 225 dropping a percent. you can see the dollar/yen hovering around 84. we were lower earlier on. this in south korea, the kospi shedding about 1%, as well. blame the politicians for their fiscal cliff negotiations or lack thereof. samsung electronics slumped 4%. it's that ongoing spat between samsung and apple. that weighed heavily on the kospi. now, in greater china, also some losses. the shanghai com
5.3% for spain aren't bad considering. t thor row/dollar is weaker. most of the risk currencies are moving lower. euro/dollar down by .3%. sterling is weaker against the dollar. we're seeing the dollar generally up. the dollar/yen here up .4% for the yen. so we've seen some significant weakening as the bank of japan trying to combat deflation. but today, a pause in that move. joining us now with plenty more on the asian trade, diedra. >> it's not the end of the world, but it is pretty...
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spain will have 4% stake. which means european government will no longer have their say in running the company. apart from strategy differences, they will no longer be able to name board members and they won't have veto rights anymore on commercial decisions. but the new government rules won't take effect up mid 2013 at the earliest because the shareholders will immediate to vote on that new governance and share holding structure. for the french government, it currently has 15% stake, so basically it will put a part of his stake in a trust fund and will have to give up the voting rights. held have to buy 12% from daimler. and they've decided to sell 7.5%. 61 million shares. it's been announced just a few minutes ago. >> has anybody spoken to angela merkel to see whether she's happy with this? >> apparently both governments say they're happy with this decision. but -- >> after the last time when they didn't bother to check with the german chancellor and assured us that it was all fine. i just wonder if that's d
spain will have 4% stake. which means european government will no longer have their say in running the company. apart from strategy differences, they will no longer be able to name board members and they won't have veto rights anymore on commercial decisions. but the new government rules won't take effect up mid 2013 at the earliest because the shareholders will immediate to vote on that new governance and share holding structure. for the french government, it currently has 15% stake, so...
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among those closed include spain and germany. we're start with asia. shanghai composite is the outperformer. you saw up 1.6% there. here is a list of the markets closed across europe. germany, switzerland, germany and austria. for the bourses that are open, we can take a look at performance this morning and then we'll take a look over at the bond wall. the ftse 100 is down about .4%. ibex down .5%. not a clear picture. definitely mixed trade as people look to close out the year. the bond wall gives the sense for what kind of wall dominates. we're seeing bond yields move higher. investors are exiting the asset class today. italy around the 4.5% level. we've seen these predominant for several weeks and likely a quick check on forrus. the yen, an important one to keep an eye on, as well. dollar/yen firmer, continuing the patterns that we've seen over the last couple of trading sessions. for more on what to expect from markets today, we're joined by chris meyer, managing director and chief strategist from loop capital markets. chris, good morning. we wake
among those closed include spain and germany. we're start with asia. shanghai composite is the outperformer. you saw up 1.6% there. here is a list of the markets closed across europe. germany, switzerland, germany and austria. for the bourses that are open, we can take a look at performance this morning and then we'll take a look over at the bond wall. the ftse 100 is down about .4%. ibex down .5%. not a clear picture. definitely mixed trade as people look to close out the year. the bond wall...
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. >> spain? >> for sure. >> when? >> probably in the second quarter. >> that's an interesting idea, all at once. david owens from jeffries, thank you so much for stopping by. >>> straight ahead, economic policies for next year and what is in store for markets if it mean slower, short-term growth? can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground at fedex of. >>> shinzo abe wastes no time on calling on the bank of japan to ease interest rates. >>> get a little, give a little. reports say john boehner may be willing to raise the tax rates on the rich if president obama raises the cuts. >>> and corporate news weighs on sentiment in europe. kpn shares fall as the dutch telecom group scraps the divide dividend. >>> okay. we're into new trading week here. the xetra dax and the french marke
. >> spain? >> for sure. >> when? >> probably in the second quarter. >> that's an interesting idea, all at once. david owens from jeffries, thank you so much for stopping by. >>> straight ahead, economic policies for next year and what is in store for markets if it mean slower, short-term growth? can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you...
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it's still going to be quite potent there in places like spain. but overall, as the western economies, it's likely to be a lesser force than it has been in the last couple of years. we also then have to consider what i'd call the tailwinds. most obvious about those is the monetary stimulus. we just had the news out today from the bank of japan. it's looking to get its purchases up to 101 trillion yep by tend of next year, up from 67 trillion yen at the moment. that's a vast expansion as we share with japanese gdp going from 14% to 21% from the end of this year t to end of next year. as well, we think the fed will be very aggressive by 85 billion dollars of securities a month until june and then it will fade out to substantial pace a month. so there's quite a lot of monetary stimulus coming there from the fed and the bank of japan particularly. that should be a positive environment for financial assets. financial assets, as well, being helped by the governance and the structural economic reform that are emerging by the way europe is taking more ste
it's still going to be quite potent there in places like spain. but overall, as the western economies, it's likely to be a lesser force than it has been in the last couple of years. we also then have to consider what i'd call the tailwinds. most obvious about those is the monetary stimulus. we just had the news out today from the bank of japan. it's looking to get its purchases up to 101 trillion yep by tend of next year, up from 67 trillion yen at the moment. that's a vast expansion as we...
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whether it's the bund or even yields in spain are falling as prices rise a little bit. so there is light at the end of the tunnel according to our next guest. he says the global economy is close to reaching its weakest point before recovery sets in. he's robert cohen, chief equity strategist. woke. >> good morning. >> we just heard rob doddson talking through some of these results. unfortunately, we saw some signs of weaker demand, especially global demand in these reports. but perhaps what is consistent with what you're saying, why is it your view that that is going to happen? >> sometimes you need to pull away. you move away from the fundamentals a little bit on the month to month improvements. if you look at 2013 as a whole, the big headwinds you've had in a number of years, fiscal austerity is largely the sarp in europe year on year. 2014, that comes up quite quickly. 2013 is largely going to be the final year of the crushing deleveraging if you like on the european banks. so essentially the whole theme of the aurm is 2014 should credibly be the first recovery year
whether it's the bund or even yields in spain are falling as prices rise a little bit. so there is light at the end of the tunnel according to our next guest. he says the global economy is close to reaching its weakest point before recovery sets in. he's robert cohen, chief equity strategist. woke. >> good morning. >> we just heard rob doddson talking through some of these results. unfortunately, we saw some signs of weaker demand, especially global demand in these reports. but...
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look at wages in greece and now spain. wages in greece are down more than 25%. very painful, but we've heard about the pain already. what we haven't heard so much about is the competitiveness. >> enor husband costs with incredibly high unemployment rates. >> that i'm afraid is what's going on and that's extremely unpleasant. what i'm saying in terms of market action is we know about that, we're focused already on the unemployment, we're not focused on the wage improvement in competitiveness. >> all right giles, more to come from you you. also we'll hear from the stars of les mis about why the classic story will resonate with the current economic climate. and later in the program, we'll also hear from the nigerian finance minister about the resources boom. but you what about the corruption issue. and we'll also hear first from apple's new ceo tim cook about steve jobs' legacy and his future plans for the tech giant. plus of course we'll continue to keep you updated on the reaction and the latest dealings from the earthquake in japan. >>> a 7.3 magnitude earthquak
look at wages in greece and now spain. wages in greece are down more than 25%. very painful, but we've heard about the pain already. what we haven't heard so much about is the competitiveness. >> enor husband costs with incredibly high unemployment rates. >> that i'm afraid is what's going on and that's extremely unpleasant. what i'm saying in terms of market action is we know about that, we're focused already on the unemployment, we're not focused on the wage improvement in...